Olympus hull sets sail for Shell

The hull of Shell's new tension-leg platform has begun its journey to the Gulf of Mexico as the Anglo-Dutch supermajor prepares to take the next steps in its plan to expand deep-water development in the prolific Mars field.

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ONGC pushes back jack-up tender

India’s state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has delayed the $200 million-plus tender involving conversion of its jack-up rig Sagar Pragati into a mobile offshore production unit (Mopu) by close to two months.

Sources close to the tendering process said that the bid submission deadline for the Mopu tender has now been pushed forward to 10 January 2013. ONGC had earlier set a November deadline for bid submission for Sagar Pragati.

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Dockwise Vanguard prepares to set sail

Dockwise's brand new 275-metre-long heavy lift vessel Dockwise Vanguard is due to begin service by the end of the year.

The Dutch company is holding a vessel naming ceremony at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea on 29 November. The giant ship is the largest in Dockwise's fleet.

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COOEC links with Petrofac to chase Dorra

Chinese fabricator Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) has formed a partnership with UK-listed Petrofac to jointly bid for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for developing the offshore Dorra non-associated gas field in the neutral zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly pursue the giant tender, which sources said could be launched in the first half of next year. The Dorra EPCI contract could be worth up to $1.5 billion, sources suggested.

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Boskalis Becomes Largest Shareholder in Dockwise

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has announced that it currently holds a 33.0% stake in the Dutch heavy lift and transportation company Dockwise. As a result, Boskalis is now the largest shareholder in Dockwise.

Boskalis on Monday announced its intention to acquire Dockwise for a total consideration of EUR 682 million ($883,8 million).

The company, a global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, has said that the combination of the two companies provides new strategic opportunities for accelerated growth of the offshore services. The Dockwise Ltd. group consists of four, global operating companies which all provide specialty services primarily in the heavy marine transport and the oil and gas services industries.

Source: Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.

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